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US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Walter Russell Mead
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, China Center
Miles Yu
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